Altus Senior High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Altus, OK)

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ENROLLMENT DAY is always awaited with great expectation at Altus High. New arrivals in Altus are seen for the first time by many students. This day provides a cli- max for the summer during which many school friends were separated. Enrollment day is the start of another period of learn- ing, as well as a time of entertainment bv being with friends. Trees in the photograph were planted as a part of the Hightower Park addition. Park benches, which are to the far left, were a senior class memorial. Altus Junior College, with its booming enrollment, is to the south. SCHOOL DAYS Enrollment To Graduation Brief Interlude Atmosphere of the high school is relaxed and casual. There are no uniforms that have to be worn as in more formal schools. However, there are certain requirements about neatness of appearance. Most students are casu- ally dressed, except for those having to wear dress clothes for special purposes. On pep assembly day pep club girls wear their regular uniforms which consist of a white sweater with a blue AHS megaphone and a navy blue pleated skirt. AUTOMATIC DISPENSERS are always a refreshing welcome to students between classes. Not only are there dispensers located in the school building, but a snack bar is opened during the noon hour in the phy- sical education building lobby. Leroy Kraatz makes a quick stop at the candy machine on his way to class for an afternoon pick-up. FINAL DAY of school is anti- cipated with as much or more eagerness than the first day. Change from studies t o care free time is welcomed. For some the summer is a time to earn money, to apply to college, and for others it is a time to con- tinue their education by attend- ing science institutes or summer schools. And still for others, summer is a time for pleasure and relaxation. But, whatever summer may be, the change is welcomed. Teachers also enjoy their vacations whether they go to school or catch up on their favorite hobby. Many continue teaching or work with the schools. 12

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MODERN FACILITIES for language instruction at Altus High make rapid advancement possible in French, Spanish and Latin. Two years of each lan- guage are offered. In 1962 a completely new language wing was added, containing five classrooms and a language lab- oratory of 48 individual booths, each with earphones, micro- phone, tape recorder and two way communication. French club officers Nanette Bilyeu, president; John Bowen, vice president and Mary Hill, secre- tary, listen to a new tape. They take an active part in all activi- ties of the club. All language teachers at Altus have had at least one National Science Foundation course in linguistics, and are able to utilize the labo- ratory facilities to the fullest LABORATORIES Facilities Provide Practical Opportunities Home Economics spacious, and beautiful labora- tories occupy space that once was an .auditorium wing. Clothing construction, food preparation and interior decoration are offered to help prepare girls for personal and home-making skijls. Built- in electric stoves, washer and dryer, refrigerators, freezers , electric sewing machines and other facilities of a modern home are contained in the kitchen, living - dining room and laboratories. SECOND YEAR home economics students like Glenda Felty learn advanced tailoring under the direction of Mrs. D. A. Shirley, home economics instructor. Many college laboratories do not compare with the modern biology labs found at Altus High. Twelve sections of biology are taught daily. Two biology clubs have been formed, and are now in their second vear of operation. Clubs have had many varied programs which increases the concern of the members for this science. GILDA HERNANDEZ and Carolyn Henry observe specimens under the microscope while Mr. Don Jones makes an adjustment on the instrument. 11

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JUSTICE FLOYD JACKSON of the Oklahoma Supreme Court briefed Altus High journalism students on historical background of the court, and the judicial branch of the government. He was one of many personages interviewed during the day by the students on their annual field trip to the capitol. Others include Gov. Henry Bellmon, pub- lishing and television personalities, astronomer Marion Jameson, and financier Charles Thompson. Shown with Justice Jackson are Barbara Shook, Thalia Anderson, Billy Randall, Shirley Rice, Brenda Milligan and Lawrence Wilks. CHILDREN’S GAMES assume adult status when they are played at Spanish Club meeting with all directions and responses in Spanish. Betty Snow, mid-way between the Spoon twins, Karen and Sharon, finds game directions hilarious. Mrs. Bob Rooker and Mrs. C. M. Ewing, sponsors, meet with the Spanish Club members regularly throughout the year. Evening meetings provide much more than recreation and fellowship. Students learn to use their new “second language” in informal situations, and to add to conversational vocabularies. Learning opportunities are not restricted to formal class- room situations. Field trips, academic clubs, individual re- search projects and guest lecturers add much to the knowledge and enjoyment of educational endeavors. NICKY BAGLEY, senior trig student measures the largest elm in Altus as Judy Triplett, sophomore biology student looks on. The tree, although not a record breaker, has the largest width of any recorded in the state. Nicky shot the angle with a meter stick and pro- tractor and from this figured the height. The circumfer- ence was found by simply measuring the distance around the trunk. The di- ameter was found by divid- ing the circumference by pi. Various ways were used in order to check the accuracy of the height. Judy deter- mined the species after the computations were made. 13